PHP Updated to Fix OpenSSL Flaws, Other Bugs

The maintainers of PHP have released two new versions of the scripting language that fix a number of bugs, including a pair of vulnerabilities related to OpenSSL. Versions 5.4.28 and 5.5.12 both contain that important patch, as well as fixes for more than a dozen other vulnerabilities.

The fix for the OpenSSL flaws is in both PHP 5.4.28 and 5.5.12. Both versions also include a slew of other bug fixes, one of which is for CVE-2014-0185, a privilege escalation flaw. The bug could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code in some situations.

In the wake of the furore caused over the Heartbleed OpenSSL vulnerability, Middle East organisations need to prepare for future OpenSSL bugs, according to Glen Ogden, regional sales director at A10 Networks.

On June 5, the OpenSSL Project published a security advisory revealing six new OpenSSL vulnerabilities. Ogden said that the most serious of these is a ChangeCipherSpec (CCS) injection flaw that affects every version of OpenSSL.